The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-11
EIGHT GRADUATES.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIS-
ES OF THE DALLAS CITY
HIGH SCHOOL.
The Dal as Public School Sec
Ond to None i'm the State.

Again the opera house was filled to
its capacity, while many failed to gain
entrance. The small boy was prompt
ly on hand, but he was better man.
aged last night, with few exceptions,
than the night before. After Mr.
StanDery came TO the footlights and
asked the help of policeman, the
school board, or anybody who had in
terest in the exercises to take the very
bad boy out for walk, and alter one
was found and let out, there was COM
parative good order, though IL wss
impossible to hear the graduates read
their essays with two exceptions; how
ever, the exercises were Of high
order and well conducted.
A number of young ladies of the
High School opened the exercises
with song, Italia Beloved"
Miss Netlie Bailey read an essay en-
titled, "The Men Whom Men Re-
spect, and tie Women Whom Women
Approve, Are the Men and Women
Who Bless Their Race" The young
lady read well, and was the recipient
of a large number of elegant bou-
quets, and received generous applause.
Miss Hattie Boyer's essay was, "The
Worth of State in the Long Run is
the Worth of the Individuals Com
posing It." This essay was composed
with care, but the confusion was SO
great in the house that it could not be
heard beyond few feet of the stage.
This young lady was the recipient of
several exquisite bouquets.
ally Forth, o Gentle Dove" a
sweet song by Miss Maud Best, fol-
lowed.
"The Bravest Are the Tenderest
the Loving Are the Daring was
the subject of Miss Matte Helms
essay, which partook of the heroic and
was very interesting-bouquets.
Misses Winnie Address and Birdie
Dale followed with piano duet.
"Why Grieve," the subject of Miss
Rosa Miller's essay was quite compre-
hensive and well Acknowledgements.
The young laL.es of the High
School sang, I'VE are Nymphs Of the
Ocean Spray" and sang it well.
Miss Vesta Stokcy read an essay.
" Night Brings out the Stars" Again
the confusion was such that the young
lady was not heard-bouquets.
The vocal duet, Whispering Hope"
sung py Miss Matte Helm and Miss
Gens Watkins was swcctly sung.
Miss Minnie Terry's essay was some.
what poetical in its composition, enti-
tied:
Yet doubt not through the ages one in
creaslng purpose runs
And the thoughts of men are widened with
the process OF the sun.
During the reading there was much
and the young lady stopped
and took a straight
square look at the audience and then
resumed her reading. She read very
well. Miss Blanch Seindenbeitel's es-
say was entitled "Booms.' 1t was
more readily understood by the audi
encc as II referred frequently o Dallas
booms, closing with fhe girl gradu-
ate's boom, eic. She lead la clear
voice heard over the entire house. A
large number of boquets we're thrown
on the stage. There was an intermis-
sion for few minutes in order TO set
the stage for the closing exercises.
When the curtain rose tho eight
young lady graduates were seated on
the right of the stage with their pres
ents of boquets piled" up in front Of
them. Thesuperintendent, and teach
cheers sat on the left, and seated iiia
semi-oircle in the rear were invited
guests, and Hon. Seth Shepard.
Miss Mamie Chiidress read the
valedictory. The composition was ex-
quisiiely refined in its entirety and
read like a poem; and il was unfor-